Civil War (2)

Antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction

Period: Jan 1, 1830 to Dec 31, 1877

Nat Turner's slave rebellion

Period: Aug 21, 1831 to Aug 22, 1831

tried rebellion, gets hanged, strengthens views of slave owners aka south

Texas becomes a state

Apr 10, 1845

War with Mexico

Period: Apr 10, 1846 to Apr 10, 1848

US vs. Mexico; We gain 1/3 of country

California Gold Rush

Apr 10, 1849

People move to California, eventually added as a state, pressure to balance free and slave states

Compromise of 1850

Apr 5, 1850

balanced interests of north and south
i.e. Cali is a free state

Abraham Lincoln inauguration

Mar 4, 1861

Lincoln becomes president, South got problems

Battle at Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Confederacy blockaded fort; Union surrendered; war began

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

Confederates rally and win.

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 10, 1862

led to scouting, trenches. Confederates forced to retreat.

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

day one

NYC Draft Riots

Period: Jul 13, 1863 to Jul 16, 1863

Gettysburg Address

Nov 19, 1863